What we count
An estimate of deaths caused by malaria in endemic countries, including deaths outside complete health records.
Malaria deaths this year
How many malaria deaths correspond to WHO's latest global estimate.
Continuously calculated
WORLDRelated numbers in context
868,767deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene this year
4,343,836deaths attributable to tobacco this year
1,613,425deaths attributable to alcohol this year
What lies behind this number
An estimate of deaths caused by malaria in endemic countries, including deaths outside complete health records.
How the source derives it
The source combines national reporting, registries and surveys, using transparent statistical estimates where complete data are unavailable.
What one number cannot show
This is not a complete register, and uncertainty is greatest where diagnosis and death registration are limited.
Source value
The calculation uses the latest published annual value from WHO World Malaria Report 2025 for 2024.
How the value is used: The running number shows the share corresponding to time since the start of the year.
Annual value610,000deaths
- Period
- 2024
- Status
- published
- Primary data source
- WHO World Malaria Report 2025
How the number is calculated
We distribute the published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Formula used
V(t) = Vyear × elapsed share of the yearAnnual reference value610,0002024 · deaths
Average per day1,670even time-based calculation
Calculation interval0.1 sContinuously calculated
Source value
WHO World Malaria Report 2025 reports the latest published figure used on this page for 2024.
Calculation method
We distribute the published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Smooth display
The result is recalculated on screen every 0.1 seconds.
Where the data comes from
The source value comes from WHO World Malaria Report 2025 and refers to 2024. It is the latest figure published by this source. The source combines national reporting, registries and surveys, using transparent statistical estimates where complete data are unavailable.
Latest published and verified source value
- Publisher
- WHO World Malaria Report 2025
- Data period
- 2024
- Verified
- 12 August 2026
- Coverage
- Worldwide
- Use
- Even time-based calculation